Trimble reported its first quarter 2019 GAAP revenue of $801.6 million was up 8% vs. the first quarter of 2018. Resources and Utilities revenues, which include the company’s ag activities, was $159.5 million, flat on a year-over-year basis.

People have been talking about precision agriculture as the next big thing in farming for more than two decades. Of course, back then, GPS wasn't as commonplace. Today, almost all smartphones have built-in GPS and the things that you can do with the right "app" are pretty amazing.